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Synonyms for thunder

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : thuhn-der
Phonetic Transcription : ˈθʌn dər

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Définition of thunder

Origin :
  • Old English þunor, from Proto-Germanic *thunraz (cf. Old Norse þorr, Old Frisian thuner, Middle Dutch donre, Dutch donder, Old High German donar, German Donner "thunder"), from PIE *(s)tene- "to resound, thunder" (cf. Sanskrit tanayitnuh "thundering," Persian tundar "thunder," Latin tonare "to thunder"). Swedish tordön is literally "Thor's din." The intrusive -d- is also found in Dutch and Icelandic versions of the word.
  • noun crashing sound
  • verb boom, crash
  • verb yell at
Example sentences :
  • And a rumble quickly grew to an earth-shaking blast of thunder.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • Pound, pound, pound, the hard road rang with the thunder of hoofs.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • When he flaps his wings or even moves a quill the thunder peals.
  • Extract from : « Indian Legends of Vancouver Island » by Alfred Carmichael
  • There was no thunder nor lightning during the whole time they were in these latitudes.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • And the thunder of galloping hoofs was more menacing than that of the cannon.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • The thunder was not loud, but it kept up a continuous muttering and rumbling.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Yet his head, too, was bent in deep sleep, as if only thunder could wake him.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • The thunder and lightning had long ago passed over, but the rain was furious.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Though not exactly to my taste, still, by the Thunder and the Lightning!
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • There was a rumble of thunder far out on the western prairie.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

Antonyms for thunder

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